104 TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP - 1958-1992 - HOGS TO FALCONS - A TOUCH OF CLASS"

Description

104 TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP - 1958-1992
- "HOGS TO FALCONS - A TOUCH OF CLASS"
- MASSACHUSETTS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
- COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA!
This is the real deal, genuine period patch
NOT an Overseas Knockoff!; Reproduction! or Fakes!
Color Patch
Condition is
NEW
NO GLUE
on back of patch!
Unit emblem/patch certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH)
Note#1: Attached are color images for information purposes only, free on the NET!
Note#3: I purchased this patch from a longtime patch collector whom
had been collecting for 50 years, refereed to as the Holy Grail Patch Collection
Note#4: Black light pictures Included!
Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970s
After mid 1985 Color patches were worn only on Duty Flight Suites & Flight Jackets
Subdued unit patches started appearing on USAF utility uniforms during the early 1980s
In 2007 USAF prohibited unit patches on the Airman Battle Uniforms (ABU)
As of 2018 the USAF has adopted the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP)
Uniform, authorizing subdued unit patches once again
Group was operational from 1992 to 1995, 3 years
Unit was is stationed at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
Assigned: Massachusetts Air National Guard
Motto: Dedicated To Excellence
Operational Aircraft: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolts-2
Aircraft Tail Code: 'MA" Red tail stripe
Operational Squadron: 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron
Unit Awards & Decorations:
- Earned Two Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards